1987 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1987 French Open
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runner-up	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
Score	6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events
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Defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver defeated Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was Navratilova's fourth consecutive French Open title in women's doubles.

Navratilova and Andrea Temesvári were the reigning champions, but Temesvári did not participate this year.

Key

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• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

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	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	4	6
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	4
								1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	7	6
								3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	64	3
	3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	66	6	6
	6	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	7	1	2
															1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6
															2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	2	1
	5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	7	1	3
		Jenny Byrne Kathy Rinaldi	5	6	6
									Jenny Byrne Kathy Rinaldi	1	4
								2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	8	Mercedes Paz Eva Pfaff	2	3
	2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top half

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Section 1

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	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		L Gildemeister C Porwik	2	2				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		C Cohen S Gomer	4	4					A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	0	2
		A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	6	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		E Reinach M Reinach	6	6												T Phelps R Reggi	4	4
		A Croft S Mascarin	1	4					E Reinach M Reinach	2	1
		T Phelps R Reggi	6	6					T Phelps R Reggi	6	6
		K Horvath M Mesker	2	2																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	4	6
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	7	2	6																		I Demongeot N Tauziat	3	6	4
		MJ Fernández M Werdel	65	6	4				I Demongeot N Tauziat	2	6	6
		S Cecchini S Goleš	6	67	6				S Cecchini S Goleš	6	1	4
		P Etchemendy V Paquet	4	7	3											I Demongeot N Tauziat	7	6
		S Amiach N Herreman	6	6												S Amiach N Herreman	64	1
		L Field E Minter	2	4					S Amiach N Herreman	6	6
		K Böhmová M Jaggard	w/o						K Böhmová M Jaggard	2	4
	6	H Mandlíková C Tanvier

Section 2

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	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		H Fukárková R Zrubáková	2	0				3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		W Probst P Tarabini	6	6					W Probst P Tarabini	1	4
		L Garrone C Nozzoli	0	3											3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	7	6
		T Holladay N Schutte	60	3												D Balestrat C Bassett	61	2
		A Betzner C Singer	7	6					A Betzner C Singer	6	4	9
		D Balestrat C Bassett	7	6					D Balestrat C Bassett	4	6	6
		G Magers S Walsh-Pete	64	3																		3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	66	6	6
		J Hetherington J Russell	4	7	1																	7	G Fernández L McNeil	7	1	2
		C Bakkum M van der Torre	6	5	6				C Bakkum M van der Torre	65	7	1
		T Mochizuki N Phan-Thanh	4	64					A Minter J Mundel	7	65	6
		A Minter J Mundel	6	7												A Minter J Mundel	4	4
		I Kuczyńska R Rajchrtová	6	6											7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6
		M Bollegraf M Lindström	1	4					I Kuczyńska R Rajchrtová	1	2
		F Bonsignori H ter Riet	1	3				7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6
	7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	7	6
		F Martin S Niox-Château	5	3				5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
		DA Hansel J Kaplan	1	64					B Fulco G Mosca	3	3
		B Fulco G Mosca	6	7											5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
		L Drescher L O'Neill	5	1												L Antonoplis C Monteiro	3	2
		L Antonoplis C Monteiro	7	6					L Antonoplis C Monteiro	3	7	6
		E Derly M Laval	6	6					E Derly M Laval	6	62	0
		B Gerken P Hy	3	2																		5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	7	1	3
		C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	7	6																			J Byrne K Rinaldi	5	6	6
		C Karlsson N Provis	64	2					C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	3	6	3
		J Golder M Jaušovec	1	6	2				P Barg B Herr	6	0	6
		P Barg B Herr	6	4	6											P Barg B Herr	3	63
		M Pérez Roldán A Tiezzi	1	0												J Byrne K Rinaldi	6	7
		J Byrne K Rinaldi	6	6					J Byrne K Rinaldi	0	7	6
		N Jagerman H Steden	3	2				4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	5	3
	4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	6

Section 4

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	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Paz E Pfaff	6	7
		C Cserepy P Huber	2	65				8	M Paz E Pfaff	7	6	1
		P Smith N Sodupe	7	7					P Smith N Sodupe	64	3
		H Kelesi V Ruzici	5	64											8	M Paz E Pfaff	2	6	9
		AM Fernandez J Richardson	6	3	4											J Novotná C Suire	6	4	7
		K Okamoto N Sato	4	6	6				K Okamoto N Sato	3	4
		I Budařová A Villagrán	63	3					J Novotná C Suire	6	6
		J Novotná C Suire	7	6																		8	M Paz E Pfaff	2	3
		K Maleeva M Maleeva	1	4																		2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6
		I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6					I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Schimper M Yanagi	6	3	11				K Schimper M Yanagi	4	2
		N Dias P Medrado	1	6	9											I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	69	0
		R Maršíková S Meier	6	7											2	S Graf G Sabatini	7	6
		C Benjamin D Van Rensburg	4	5					R Maršíková S Meier	1	65
		M Gurney V Nelson-Dunbar	2	2				2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	7
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6